* The American Library Association offers many general scholarships along with specialized scholarships targeted to support staff, youth services, school media specialists, and members of underrepresented groups. Look for information about the [http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=scholarships ALA Scholarship Program] at www.ala.org under the heading "Awards & Scholarships."

* The American Library Association offers many general scholarships along with specialized scholarships targeted to support staff, youth services, school media specialists, and members of underrepresented groups. Look for information about the [http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=scholarships ALA Scholarship Program] at www.ala.org under the heading "Awards & Scholarships."

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* The American Library Association provides a directory of [http://www.ala.org/ala/education/accredprograms/accreditedprograms.htm Accredited Programs]. Contact individual graduate library education programs for information about specific financial assistance opportunities available at that institution.

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* The American Library Association provides a directory of [http://ala.org/ala/educationcareers/education/accreditedprograms/index.cfm Accredited Programs]. Contact individual graduate library education programs for information about specific financial assistance opportunities available at that institution.

*The annual [http://www.ala.org/ala/hrdr/educprofdev/financialassistance.cfm Financial Assistance for Library and Information Studies] directory describes awards from state library agencies, national and state library associations, local libraries, academic institutions, and foundations who give some form of financial assistance for undergraduate and/or graduate education programs in library and information studies.

*The annual [http://www.ala.org/ala/hrdr/educprofdev/financialassistance.cfm Financial Assistance for Library and Information Studies] directory describes awards from state library agencies, national and state library associations, local libraries, academic institutions, and foundations who give some form of financial assistance for undergraduate and/or graduate education programs in library and information studies.

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The Alabama Library Association has a Scholarship Fund "to provide scholarships to deserving and promising Alabama students who wish to pursue a grade degree accredited by the American Library Association or by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education."

The Alaska Library Association supports scholarships for individuals who plan to work as librarians in Alaska. One is for general library studies and the other for school media specialization.

The American Indian Library Association offers a scholarship "for American Indian/Alaskan Native students who are enrolled in, or have been accepted to and will enroll in a master's degree program in an American Library Association accredited library school. The scholarship is designed to encourage the entry of qualified American Indians and Alaskan Natives into the library profession."

The American Library Association offers many general scholarships along with specialized scholarships targeted to support staff, youth services, school media specialists, and members of underrepresented groups. Look for information about the ALA Scholarship Program at www.ala.org under the heading "Awards & Scholarships."

The American Library Association provides a directory of Accredited Programs. Contact individual graduate library education programs for information about specific financial assistance opportunities available at that institution.

The annual Financial Assistance for Library and Information Studies directory describes awards from state library agencies, national and state library associations, local libraries, academic institutions, and foundations who give some form of financial assistance for undergraduate and/or graduate education programs in library and information studies.

The Association of Research Libraries Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce offers a stipend of up to $5,000 to attract and expose new library professionals from underrepresented groups to careers in academic and research libraries.

The California Library Association supports scholarships for minority students, for students interested in reference services, and for future children's or young adult librarians.

The California State Library coordinates the Public Library Staff Education Program, a grant program for public library and county law library employees pursuing a graduate library education degree. The program is described in an article entitled, "Finding and Funding Future Librarians -- California Style," by Kathleen Low in the October 2004 issue of AmericanLibraries, pages 37-38.

The Central Jersey Regional Library Cooperative provides an extensive list of scholarship links on the Become a Librarian! webpage.

The Delaware Valley Chapter of the Association of College and Research Libraries offers an annual stipend of up to $1,000 to graduate library students who have demonstrated interest in academic librarianship. For more information contact Lisa Stillwell, Information Literacy Librarian, Franklin & Marshall College, at lisa.stillwell@fandm.edu.

The Georgia Library Association offers two scholarships for aspiring librarians, the Beard Scholarship, "to provide financial assistance toward completing a Master's degree in library science for candidates who show strong potential to inspire and motivate their peers in the profession and in professional associations," and the Hubbard Scholarship, "to recruit excellent librarians for Georgia and provide financial assistance toward completing a Master's degree in library science."

The Library Information Technology Association sponsors four LITA scholarships to encourage the entry of qualified persons into the library and information technology field.

Southern University and Louisiana State University cooperative recruitment initiative is described in "Let Recruitment Begin with Me," by Emma Bradford Perry in the May 2004 issue of American Libraries, pages 36-38.

The University of Delaware Library Assembly of Professional Staff (UDLAPS) Library Student Assistant Scholarship offers an annual $750 award to a current or former University of Delaware Library student assistant.